US146181A - Improvement in wine and cider presses - Google Patents

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'Patented'.lam 6, 1874.

u, 'f sa H. N. HUUG'HTUN'. Wine and Cider-Presses.

PATENT OEErn HORA'IIO N. HOUGHTON, OF HALIFAX, VERMONT.

IMPRovEMEN-r 1N wlNE AND clDER PRESSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 146,18] dated January .6, 1874; application filed December 9, 1873.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be `it'known that I, HoRATIo l\T.'1ioUGf1ri TON, of Halifax, in the county of Windham and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wine and Cider Presses; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,whch form part of this specification.

The nature of my invention relates to an improvement in wine and cider presses; and it consists in, rst, the rod or bar to which the piston is secured, having a series of holes cut through it, in which are placed keys or pins, against which the movable head bears, to force the piston in and out; second, in the arrangement and combination of parts, which will be more fully described hereafter.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention.

Figure l is an end view of my press. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same. Fig. '3 is a longitudinal section of the same.

a represents the base-plate, which is se "cured to the ground-sills b by means of screwbolts c, which pass down through the horir/lontal and vertical timbers d e, which form the frame-work of the machine. To the inside of these timbers are secured a number of boards, g, which have been split a part of their length by absaw, or have a small space left between them, through which the juice flows, and which boards form the press-box. The end piece h is formed in the same manner, and is braced in position against the pressure of the piston by the frame @which can be taken out laterally, so as to allow the end to be removed, to clear out the pomace after it has been pressed. Upon one end of the frame is journaled the screw-shaftj, which is made to revolve by any suitable means, and which gears with the two wheels k, secured to the ends of thef'two screws l. Moving back and forth upon' these screws, between the timbers d and guides m, is the head a, for operating the piston o. To `this piston is secured the piston-rod 2, which has a series of holes, 3, cut r, its entire length, in `which are placed keys or j pins 4, against which the movable'head bears to force the piston against the pomace, or to draw it back again. After the pomace has been thoroughly pressed, and it is desired to box. After the partitions have been put in i place, a Layer or wall of straw is put in around the sides of the box and against one partition, so as to inclose the pomace, and `thus forma straining-surface. After the section is formed, the rear partition is taken out and moved forward, so as to form a second section, and so on until the pomace has all been thus disposed of. The two partitions are thenremoved, the

cover 6 put on top, and then the pressure is applied by revolving the screw-shaft.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim- 1. In a wine or cider press, the combinationv of the piston and perforated piston-rod, provided with keys or pins, with the movable head, substantially as set forth. l

2. In a wine or cider press, the screw-shaft j, gears k, and screws l, in combination with the movable head n and perforated rod 2, provided with pins or keys 4, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and seal this2d day of December, 1873.

HORATIO NHOUGHTON. Witnesses:

NORTON P. OTIs, J AMES M. TYLER.

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